
1945 Cleveland Rams Roster
Team Record: 9-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Adam Walsh (9-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1945 Cleveland Rams Results
The Cleveland Rams of the National Football League ended the 1945 season with a record of 9 wins and 1 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
Cleveland chalked up 244 points, while the defense yielded 136. Fred Gehrke ran for a team-leading 467 yards for the Rams, while Don Greenwood and Jim Gillette also aided the ground game.
Bob Waterfield threw for 1,609 yards. Jim Benton topped all receivers, hauling in 45 balls for 1,067 yards.
The opportunistic defense created 44 turnovers, best in the league. Bob Waterfield intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Adam Walsh coached the team. The 1945 Cleveland Rams won the Championship.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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32 | Graham Armstrong | T | May 30, 1918 | 6'4" | 230 | John Carroll | Cleveland, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
49 | Jim Benton | LE | September 25, 1916 | 6'3" | 200 | Arkansas | Carthage, AR USA | 9 | 4 |
22 | Dave Bernard | LB-BB | September 26, 1912 | 5'10" | 194 | Mississippi | Jefferson, SD USA | 7 | 0 |
42 | Gil Bouley | RT | November 15, 1921 | 6'2" | 235 | Boston Col. | Plainfield, CT USA | 6 | 6 |
34 | Tom Colella | HB | July 3, 1918 | 6'0" | 187 | Canisius | Albion, NY USA | 10 | 1 |
Bob deLauer | C | August 30, 1920 | 6'1" | 218 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 2 | 0 | |
43 | Roger Eason | G | July 31, 1918 | 6'1" | 227 | Oklahoma | Pauls Valley, OK USA | 2 | 0 |
18 | Fred Gehrke | KR | April 24, 1918 | 5'11" | 189 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 10 | 7 |
24 | Jim Gillette | RH | December 19, 1917 | 6'1" | 185 | Virginia | Courtland, VA USA | 10 | 7 |
66 | Don Greenwood | FB | February 18, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 6 |
44 | Ray Hamilton | E | January 21, 1916 | 6'4" | 212 | Arkansas | Sheridan, AR USA | 9 | 0 |
15 | Roger Harding | C-LB | June 11, 1923 | 6'2" | 217 | California | Oakland, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
53 | Red Hickey | E | February 14, 1917 | 6'2" | 204 | Arkansas | Clarksville, AR USA | 8 | 2 |
43 | Jack Jacobs | QB | August 7, 1919 | 6'1" | 186 | Oklahoma | Holdenville, OK USA | 2 | 1 |
12 | Harvey Jones | FB | April 15, 1921 | 6'0" | 175 | Baylor | Beaumont, TX USA | 9 | 2 |
19 | George Koch | HB | July 2, 1919 | 6'0" | 200 | St. Mary's (TX) | Temple, TX USA | 5 | 1 |
38 | Floyd Konetsky | E | May 26, 1920 | 6'0" | 197 | Florida | Marianna, PA USA | 10 | 4 |
27 | Mike Lazetich | RG | August 27, 1921 | 6'1" | 211 | Montana | Anaconda, MT USA | 10 | 7 |
41 | Les Lear | T | August 22, 1918 | 5'11" | 225 | Manitoba | Grafton, ND USA | 9 | 1 |
64 | Len Levy | G | February 19, 1921 | 6'0" | 256 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 7 | 1 |
17 | Sonny Liles | G-LB | August 9, 1919 | 5'8" | 188 | Oklahoma St. | Marlow, OK USA | 8 | 0 |
11 | Riley Matheson | LG | December 12, 1914 | 6'2" | 207 | Cameron | Shannon, TX USA | 10 | 9 |
31 | Art Mergenthal | G | March 21, 1921 | 5'11" | 215 | Tennessee | Bellevue, KY USA | 10 | 2 |
Ray Monaco | G | February 10, 1918 | 5'10" | 212 | Holy Cross | Providence, RI USA | 1 | 0 | |
27 | Rudy Mucha | G-C | July 22, 1918 | 6'1" | 236 | Washington | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
10 | Steve Nemeth | QB | December 10, 1922 | 5'10" | 174 | Notre Dame | South Bend, IN USA | 9 | 4 |
George Phillips | LB | 6'3" | 215 | UCLA | 1 | 0 | |||
30 | Steve Pritko | RE | December 21, 1920 | 6'2" | 209 | Villanova | Northampton, PA USA | 10 | 10 |
26 | Albie Reisz | TB-HB-QB | November 29, 1917 | 5'10" | 175 | SE Louisiana | Lorain, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
Bill Rieth | G-C | June 20, 1916 | 5'11" | 203 | Carnegie Mellon | Cleveland, OH USA | 1 | 0 | |
20 | Ralph Ruthstrom | B | July 12, 1921 | 6'5" | 212 | Sam Houston St. | Schenectady, NY USA | 6 | 1 |
39 | Mike Scarry | C | February 1, 1920 | 6'0" | 214 | Waynesburg | Duquesne, PA USA | 10 | 10 |
40 | Elbie Schultz | LT | December 23, 1917 | 6'4" | 252 | Oregon St. | Eugene, OR USA | 10 | 10 |
32 | Bob Shaw | E | May 22, 1921 | 6'4" | 226 | Ohio St. | Richwood, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
48 | Rudy Sikich | T | February 12, 1921 | 6'1" | 220 | Minnesota | Hibbing, MN USA | 6 | 2 |
7 | Bob Waterfield | K | July 26, 1920 | 6'1" | 200 | UCLA | Elmira, NY USA | 10 | 4 |
36 | Pat West | FB | February 21, 1923 | 6'0" | 201 | Pittsburgh | Florence, PA USA | 10 | 6 |
25 | Joe Winkler | C | March 9, 1922 | 6'1" | 200 | Purdue | Hammond, IN USA | 8 | 0 |
21 | Jim Worden | HB | June 21, 1915 | 5'10" | 180 | Waynesburg | Lorain, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
16 | Walt Zirinsky | HB | August 1, 1920 | 5'11" | 187 | Lafayette | Northampton, PA USA | 5 | 0 |